When a health insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, the company generates a file around your claim. All the records associated with your case should be part of your ...

Medical service providers are responsible for billing insurance companies for their patients’ services and procedures. To do so, they must file medical claims as part of the medical billing process.

Your doctor submits a claim to your health insurance. The claim is denied. You might be justified in thinking the denial is ...

We’ve all done it before: sat in a doctor’s office and filled out a lengthy form with our insurance information. The reason for all that information is to ensure your doctor can properly file a claim ...

Health insurance is not just a piece of paper, it is a financial safety net that protects you and your family from the burden ...

"Adding device identifier information to insurance claims forms will make a dramatic difference in our ability to track down faulty medical devices before they can hurt people," said Senator Warren.

FDA, in a 2013 final rule, made it a requirement that most medical devices distributed in the United States carry a UDI as a patient safety measure. Current health insurance claims forms, however, ...

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